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The US embassy in Stockholm was evacuated today, after receiving a threatening letter with a mysterious white powder inside, Reuters reports. Police briefly sealed off the area, which is in a wealthy neighborhood of the Swedish capital, but eventually allowed the staff of about 150 reenter the building. "We have lifted the barriers and seized this letter, which is being examined as part of a preliminary investigation into unlawful assault," a police spokesman said.

How many MARINES are stationed at the Swedish embassy???? Between 24 and 30 !!! How many MARINES in Benghazi ZERO, NONE ZILCH NADA !!!! Which is the MORE dangerous Benghazi or Sweden ????? APPARENTLY SWEDEN !!!!! oblah--blah fuckingg lied!!!!!

right2dave

Oct 17, 2012 11:42 AM CDT

Swedish should stick to what they do best porn.

JackNelsonSteward

Oct 17, 2012 9:29 AM CDT

Our embassies, consulates, missions are our most vulnerable official national offices on foreign soil. They are not intended as defensible positions in an urban war. They are officially territory of the United States of America and striking them in some way always costs us. Sometimes the cost is merely monetary ... and sometimes our very highest foreign officers are killed in their duties. Attacking the diplomatic territories draws either treasure or blood, or both ... and they are MUCH more available targets than any military base. The security it takes to harden them into armed camps capable of defending themselves against well-organized, trained and executed assaults from determined attackers is VERY costly ... another of the cuts in the " ... Thousand Cuts" of the proverbial "Death By ... " I think those who have taken us as enemies have noticed this and have begun to exploit the "tenderness" that exists in the facilities of our foriegn service. We are left with a choice: We can spend the massive amounts of money it will cost to "harden" our embassies, our consulates ... our missions, which will undoubtedly require the deployment of our Marines and Soldiers to "every corner of the world." Our diplomatic offices, there for the purpose of maintaining a working and as cordial as possible relation with the host nation, will become, instead, armed camps, bunkers. Of course we don't HAVE to spend the money ... we can withdraw large numbers of our foreign service officers and leave missions ... withdraw ... from places that would require the dearest price, leaving the remaining missions fewer ... and maybe more attractive? ... as targets. We can withdraw the contact we currently have with parts of the rest of the world. Tough choice ...